Coin-controlled device



w. c. DE ARMOND EEAL COIN CONTROLLED DEVICE Original Filed July 2.

/Y//a//Z E@ Aug. 9, 1927.

Patented Aug. 9, 19217. `r

, Smeg@ WILLIAM c. DEfARMoNDnNn/WLHAM izAY/nLlYWATT; on# 15HInABELPHIA,vi?ENivf controllecl-flevice adapted to be" ii'sel in .con-

"f feYLvANiAL i 1 com- CONTRQLLED iniivicn.'l

"Qurinvention iie'latesvt ov pinovelerlei iiee-4 ful-.coin Controlleddevice of the' type dis.-V

closedhin'oiir copencling 'ajplicetion'rl'ed ferial #0,9971 anditfiielates inoie particularly to a Coin junctioii' with the rnix'edbeve'ige" dispensvtolbe needj asia jcoin. controll'inggineans fioranymechine' or f cievi'ce, "wherein it iS desired tOi-lock 3,1157Operating ]oeiirlle,` lever or @haft ageinsteny operation thereof, untila partiCiilr eoignfie depoeited Within e coin s lot inthe novel coincontrolledfdfevice.' fQiir invention fiirtherfreltee tio a novel floatcontrolling -1:oe aifi's iny combine-tion with r thereby, .vvhen tlielevel ofA the ,liqiii'd lin such ijee'eiivoir i's below. 'a-'piedeterinined' low the above ends/in view/,our noveh;coiiiibontrollecl device consist-Sv yoff si slide, slilclebly mounted'iiponftheback of the panel or xvall;fof the cabinet orfhoiisingofitli-e' op! inserted inventionf vfurther contempleteegnieens Cay-- y|rieti4 bysaicl .engaging enlever; 119417 dloor sooft 1.111 oooh o-moilof that saidk liandle,"lever or. s ha'tniay .be lnovedlorfdis ramoof which-,it forms arf .operativo Paro, f

, Yootioo/:foiohfor Consiste o'f'fiov'ol oooofollo'd looking moons..oooporetrig.- 1

operetifviely-` iiitercjonn'ected *Withe suitable i foot. io. @undesired'moor-Wieso o s goo, pref vent the Withdraivvalof enchglocki-ng ineensn.

loelring-positioii with seid freni the" inte raek when Said floot isbelow vai given level. 1'

ine:,lohowioeoiforroo thereof .which are .at present p rofoltrodbrewing@ they .will give io eroeoqeiti'S- feotory .one l-o1iololjoresults, 'l although it isto ,be understood .that theverious"inetriirnentalitiesofwhicliour invention' te an. elevtional viewguet; or casingto l coincide with seidl first coin *slot in theYnoijiiiil positionV of Saidfslicle. A n pair fof `u i table'iiielineclrecks 'are provided parallelr tofeaicl' slide, "While"suitable `Ineens are"pr'ovid ed`1ipon Said Vslide to interlock WithpiieofZ seid' racksv iiithe direction of theoperating stroke 'oftheslicl'elff There is I' further f'provi'cledfa Suitble Lc oiii; retainingandwpositionmeans iiponfseid slide to' s`02 feo positionthe coininsertedfiii'to s aicl'coi'n slofl n as ,to Withdrawsaiclintei'lockiiigineens from reference fcherectere Y indicelte ylikeprts,l I

de signfaitesv thefinainsheft'of a 4machine,. 'or

engagement `vvith seildrzick 'endet the same time to'interlOCk vvithSaid sec'onl' rack. in

yenla rgeol scale.;

Figure rebreeents e" sect1 An. n

of Figure l.'- on ai Similarly' enlarged scele;f

einbodyiiigfurinvention. f Y

loo embodying" v the direction' of. the relln `s troke ofsei'clapprtiiso be .'eontrolledby our hove'l'qqin slide,v thereby.v permittingthe movementof 'con oiled" glevicelhving" Secured 'rj@idlyr loo,,ooolotog lover @ovine o 1. Sodio wsoidoliooobrooeotho'foiooootioSookoftliooio: the

i' or lknob 3, on the` outerend thereof whereby i' :said shaft 1, andhence,rthe apparatus o which itforms a part is operated-or acburied-14deslgnatestheffwnt Panel-.01", Wall., of a cabinet or casing containingthe, appa'-VV ratusfor machine to vbe controlled and is providedwi'th anelongated slot, or opening l g 5 in lineV with the Vmovement of thelever 2, i throughwhich said lever Vextends and within bir- Whichsaidlever may be moved to and fro. 6 and 7 ,designatetwo parallel guide mem-Y bers secured -to the back of saidjpanelfor i' AWall l parallel to theelongated* opening 5 and on either side thereof. Between the two guides6 and 7, is slidably mountedthe Y. slide 8, oit'` suitable length,"being `provided with an opening 9; therethrough,` throughV which, saidoperating lever` may pass', inV a j manner shown particularly inFigures-,1, 2f a `and 4'.' Thus, the lever 2 and the slide 8 :will imove in unison with each other.

TheV slide 8 is V,provided witha coin sloty 10. ata rightangle to its,line'of travel-as shown particularly in TEigures 1 and f2,

whilethe panele is provided witha Y coin`V` slot 115,A positioned so asto-coincide,

` with saidcoin-slot lOfin the normal posi- V'in".Figure2;, said coinslotbeing of aisizeV torecelve a coin of'fa particular.vdenominationffoi1 said slid'e8, as' shownparticiilarly tion. f y y f In?order normally tolock'the ,slide 8 against any' downward or operativemovel. ment thereof, and hence, normally to vlock the V"operatinglever"2,vtl1l" @Provided a Y catchy 12l havingjalockifigfledge2 orf'nose14 which is adapted .-to interlockin adownward direction withcorresponding horizontal. ledges 15 'ofthe upwardly inclined teeth 16 ofthe stationary rack 17 secured to the The horizontal coin plate` 19 iscarried by the slide 8,l inV ak ma'nnershownl particularly vinfligures2Y and13,-by means of' the uprightv porti-01120 thereof, formed integraltherewith# Thefcoin .plate is positioned fdirectly above the coinslotlO, as shown in Figure 2 while a'small coin bracket 21 is secured toth'eslidej 8 directly 'beneath the coin slot 10, vfyi-n such-:ainannerasto lend ysupport to the --outer"edge of the coinafterfit is fully in` Yf serlted through said coin slot 10'. The coin plate 19 .isf'urtherprovided at itsfurther ed to act vasa stop forl the coin as it is in- Yserted through the coin slot 10 and also adaptedV to engage andlsupportthe linnerv ,Vm'ost edge of said coin, thereby to'V retain ysaid coin inl a horizont-al "position directly V beneath the coin plate19.v The catch' l2 is provided with the .downwardly extending finger 23which is-adapted tofoscillate -to coin platev19 into operativealignmentwithv i the edge of .the coin.

rllli'ere further provided' a second up-Y right rack secured totheguide7 having a series of downwardly inclin'edteeth pro- Thus, Vas the`coin' is inserted through the 'coin slots 11 and 10 intov positionbeneath the coin plate-19it encountersand engages vided with thelowerhorizontal; ledges 27 .A f

the finger 23 and moves the same outwardly 'against the` torcev of the`spring .18', and thereby ,withdraws the locking ledge 14C of! l thecatch12 from locking engagement with the uppermost tooth of the rack 17. l ASthe,

coin is fully inserted into the coin Aslotl l0, however, the linger23,jurged by the vforce of the spring '18, moves lsaid coin a slightdis-' tance to one side in the direction of ythe rack 25, thus. forcingthe'edge of the said coin. into locking rengagement with one of thelower horizontal ledges 27 teeth 26 of said `rack 25. y y p The cointhus inserted, having withdrawn tliefcatcli 12 from lockingengagement'with of one ofthe thefrack 17, vpermits, the downwardopera-l1* of thev machine or apparatus to be controlled by such coin. As theSlide 8l is thus moved downwardly by the lever 2, the' edge innA of' thecoin,vcarried'beneath the coin plate y k19, by the coin supports '21 and22 land urged by the linger 23, successively engages each.. f of theteetlif26 ofthe .rack25'in its downward travel, successivelyinterlocking Ywith n each vof the lower horizontal ledges 27 of suchteeth, in sucha manneras to prevent the upward or return movement' ofthe slide 8 and hence, the operating lever 2. lVhen the slide 8^has beenmoved, byA means oftheY operating lever 2,v to the' lower limit ofV itsY operative. stroke,` the edgeiofthe coin will, clear the lower end 28of the rack 25 and* v,hence will be dischargedtrom .beneath *the `coinplate 19 by said linger 23 into any suitable coin collecting receptacle,Vthus permitting the return movement of the ,slide8' into theupper.normalposition. The discharge of the coinV from beneath the` coinplate 19 also permitsthe'reengagement of' y n) Y i the catch 12 withytheteet'h of therack .17 as Vedge with a slight horizontal andoverhanging nose piece or support 22 which is adaptthe'slide 8 is movedupwardly, thus locking said slide 8 against' the downward or operativemovementy until another coin is inserted x the level -29'Iof-the liquid305Uinfthe reservoir 3l isfbelowfa vpredetermined /lowervlimit,

there is' provided'y float' 32 Icarried by-'an lupri ght rod i 33 whichlis slidablyf@ mounted in the two guides 34, and 35.-"A'I`he rodjBrVinterconnects with af second upright :rod 36 slidably mounted Atheslide-m37 andi-38 by-means of` the :upper i-hori'zwontal:connectingrod.V The ,dog 40 is.- carried-by; the lower end iof; the.rodf1 36- in: vSuch a positi onr-;s^ 5to bef 'loweredfdown:between theyedge-4 memberV when the 4loatf-Q is, lowered -below the llower limit-byfthe Corresponding loweringof the level 29 ofthe liquidBO,

, .The `li'nterposition of. the dog 4between"the catchlQx andtheyraclrimember25 in such af manner, locks said catch 12in itsinterlocking ,position shown yin figure 1,; thereby locking yalsowsaidxslide 8 :andi ,the handle or lever2, Moreover, the: interposi'tion ofthe` dog .-40 by.'the,llowering ofthe level of thejfliquid 30 also`prevents- Ythev movement of the fing-cr?) and hence prevents thelinsertion of a coin through the coin slot 10.

In Figure 4 Athere is Shown a modified form of a 'float V.controlledlock embodying our invention. whereinthere is provided a catch 43pivotally mounted at 44 and `having/an outer arm 45. Theouterjarmfl isconnected through a rodl orcord 46 to the outer end of the lever 47which is -pivotally mounted at 48 and Ahas connected to the other endthereof` the rod 50 carried by the float 5l.'v Thus, upon lowering thefloat 51 by a corresponding loweringof lthe level of the liquid. thecatch 43 will engage theV catch 12 thereby locking the same in theinterlocking position shown in Figure 4, in

' l. In aV device of the character stated, a

coin support, actuating means to displace said com supportl in a fixedpath. a stationary serrated element-.and yieldablemeans intermediateysaid coinsupportand said stavtionarv serrated element. adaptedv normallyto interlock k'with the serrations thereof, thereby to retain said coinsupport fiXedly and adapted to be withdrawn from engageu Y lment withsaid serrationsl by the insertion of a com into said coin support Vandan opposedserrated element for engagement by the coin. f i 'I Q 2. Ina'device of the charact-er stated, a

Y slide, means to guide the same vin .a fixed path, a coinreceivmgaperture in said slide,

a coin supportbehin'd saidaperture,y arack,

thereby to l prevent. zthe Qmoveinent fof/,the

\ same and means actuatedk suitable coin vmeans :carriedbygsaid:.lsllideg for engaging, and unterlockingi-withgthe teeth v,of :saidrack,

tion'aryz serratedelement adaptednormally i to -interloclrpwitlr theserrationsethereof, thereby to retain said coin support A, lixedly,V'and adapted vtoY beawthdlavn :from Vment withsaid serrationsby'thefinsertion Vofha coiny into vsaid coin support `andiase'c-j0ndstationaryrlserrated element in operative alignment with said. coinsupportl adapted i. a

to interlock?with the edge y'ofvthe l@ein posi-` Y Support into:interlocking; @eeasemev'twlith said Vsecond stationary serrated element.v thereby to prevent the return movement 0fv A said coin support untilthe sameuhasgreached lt-helimit of its forward orv operativeimovement.lu i v-4 ."Ina device of the character stated, a

slide, means to Iguide` the same, a coin receive, i: K' lng aperture 1nsa1dsl1de,means` carriedby i said slide in alignment with said apertureto v support a coin, a rack extending substantially parallel'to thedirection of movement of said slide, a spring` catch f carried by saidslide in operative alignment with said rack adapted to engage thesameand to interlock with the teeth thereof to lock the said slide againstany movement thereof through Y'the'.

icov f forward or operative stroke andv meanscarv ried by said catch inoperative V,alignment with the coin support adapted to be engaged n. ,Vl

and displaced bythe coin when positioned in said support, thereby towithdraw said catch from locking enga-.gement,with said rack.

' 5. In a device of the character stated, a slide, meansto guidey thesame, acolnfreceiving aperture in said slide, means carried' said slidelin operative alignmentwith said Vraclr- 'adapted toengage the same andto in'-` terlock with the'teeth thereof to lock` the-l said slideagainst any '1n owfe1nenttihereof'1 through the downward oroperative'strokef, means carried by-said catch in 'operativealignmentwiththe coin support adapted to be engaged and displaced by thecoin when positioned insaid support, thereby to1with-` draw said catchfrom locking engagement with saidrack and a secondprack extending vsubstantially parallell to" the directio'nf- Vof.Y

'A withdraw; said interlocltingfmeans*from en y 'A c gement-withsaidJrack; f g device' ofthecharacter stated, ay i co-in support,yactuatin-gmeans-to Vdisl'ilac V.said coin-support 4in aiiixeclpathgalstationary,v yserrated element]y elda'ble i means 1inV- l oe.termediate said coin 4support,and saidstay thefcatchl A'andthe edgey42.of;thesracl sin engagement `y'vithsai l toretaln said slide againstareturninovevmovement oii said slide inoperative align'- ment With theedge of the coin positioned inf-said support7 said'means Carried by saidSpring catehbeing adapted yieldably to urge.

thefeoin in said sup ort', into-*interlocking seo'ondrack, thereby mentuntilfthe slidey has been moved'to the limit of itsoperative stroke andthe eoin haspassed the lower end of said SeC-ondvrack.

'n 6.1111 a device of the character stated, a

slide, meansV to guide the same in a fixed path, a oolnvreeelvlngaperture 1n said slide,

y a coin support behind said aperture, a rack, rmeans carried by saidslidelfor' engaging,

andinterloeking with, the teeth of Said rack, thereby toY prevent vthemovement of Vthe same, means actuated. by a'suitable coin forced' intosaid Coin receiving aperture Ato Withdrawsaid interlocking' meansfromengagement With said raokfand floatl Control A'means'r adapted Y to'lock saidL interlocking means ag A ainst withdrawal by a coini'romengagement iWith said 'rack'.v 'Y

'7. In a device Yoi' the Charaeterlsltated, a

' slide, means to guide the same, a coin receivingV aperture in'Sai/dSli'de, means -earried by .said 'slide in alignment Withsaidaperture to forward oroperative stroke, means carried f by saidoatehin 'operative alignment 'With the Coin Support adapted to be`engaged and displacedby the coin When positioned in said support,thereby tor Withdraw said catch from locking engagement With saidraekand loatraetuatedv means adapted toV look said spring catch againstWithdrawal by aeoin from interlockingengagement with said rack and toprevent the insertionl ofy n a coin into said Coin Support. Y Y

WILLIAM o. DE Vfn-uvionn .1 I

WILLIAM RAY H. "WATT,

